It
takes a singular vision to avoid the temptation of following the crowd.
To blaze your own path in your own style is a pursuit we can respect in
any artist. It's something that has always attracted me to the music of
Kukan Dub Lagan a.k.a Itay Berger.
Itay
has been creating his own take on dub music for the past 10 years. It's a journey that sees him mix up traditional old school dub
with more modern psychedelic sounds. Nothing new there I hear you cry.
And you are right - there is an entire ocean of it around to be sure.
However there
is something just that little bit peculiar, the little bit extra in his
music that really catches my attention with each new album.
It's like a
peanut butter sandwich with lettuce added. You know the lettuce
shouldn't be there but wha'dayaknow - it works ! And
so news of a new long player on the horizon was gleefully received by yours truly .
Titled "Sunshine Music For Smiling People" it is presented
with engaging cover art by Ronit Rozensal devoid of your typical dub cliches and sports 10 fresh new takes on the psychedelic
ambient dub genre. The
album contain a variety of styles from pure ambient dub to more experimental stuff and others
approaching BuddhBar like chillout. With mastering by none other than Ultimae Records head honcho Vincent Villuis ( Aes Dana ) you can be guaranteed of top notch sound quality too.